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DATES in 2025 – Saturday 27th September and 4th October 9am-4pm.
Visit at five galleries exhibiting in the Southern Art & Craft Trail in Albany, Torbay, Denmark and Nornalup. See photography, ceramics, oil & water colour painting, textile, print making. Speak to the artists. We’ll stop along the way for coffee. Talk art over lunch and a glass of wine. Your tour guide has the timing and itinerary sorted!
Relax and enjoy the ride; let someone else do the driving and navigating. We’ve curated a fabulous line-up of artists who are ready to talk to you about their work. They’ll put aside their work to welcome you and maybe guide you in some techniques!
Departure point is Albany Visitor Centre 221 York St Albany Western Australia. Parking at rear of building.
BOOK NOW to secure your seat on this seasonal experience visiting venues and attractions in the Great Southern Region.
This is what our guests say about the Art Trail tour:
Very relaxing as a local not to have to think about where to go to see fine artwork. The day felt very relaxed with no pressure to rush in the exhibitions. Lunch at one of the local wineries was plentiful and tasty. I would recommend this trip to anyone visiting the area.
I took this tour with my sister to see art of the Great Southern Art Trail. We both found it such a relaxing way to spend the day taking in art at a number of galleries and indulging in a splendid lunch at Duckett’s Mill. The artists at each venue welcomed us on arrival and explained their processes and works to us and in a couple of places, took us out back to see their workshops. Our tour guide, Tim, was great and we enjoyed some interesting conversations with him along the way. I’m a local in the region, and while I could have driven my car to the venues, the special treatment the artists provided, together with the relaxation of being chauffeured around and not be concerned with directions or timing made this tour so worthwhile. I will definitely do this tour again.
Guests are asked to bring their own water in a recyclable container and a ‘keep cup’. Please help us reduce single use plastic in our pristine environment.
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We were picked up and taken early and had a very enjoyable and knowledgable journey to the bay.
It started as a slightly grey and quiet day but that changed quickly. The sun came out and so did the whales.
They tour guides were amazing and knew all the whales names ages and spotted them really early (which i know is unpredictable) and followed them all day with multiple sighting of single males, groups and babies! (I’m not
good at catching them on camera though)
I would recommend this to anyone. Although if you are prone to sickness a warning to get tablets - we luckily were ok but it nearly was a very expensive sleep for my husband - and we were lucky it was a calmer day (which is still pretty choppy)
Then picked up and dropped home - thank you so much for a great experience


It seems I was called an hour before the tour was supposed to start, but no message was left, so I didn’t think it required an urgent callback when I missed it. Moreover, there was no follow-up email or text to inform me that the tour had been cancelled, so I went to the meeting place as expected and waited around 15 minutes before I realised that no guide was showing up.
I then received an email over an hour after the tour was scheduled to start saying that the tour had been cancelled and my ticket refunded [I've attached a screenshot].
Cancelling a tour ONE HOUR before it is scheduled to start and then not informing me is really appalling customer service.

We were met at the port by a representative who directed us to a meeting point and that we would find Michele our guide.
We have done many tours around the world. This was by far the best tour ever. Michele was very informative and new a lot about the wineries were to visit. She had everything well organized. She kept us on schedule because we had to catch our ship.
If you are ever in Albany, I would highly recommend Albany Tours for a wine tour and request Michele as your guide and driver. Excellent tour.










Worth doing. Thank you.



You need to book your accommodation well in advance because Tourism has become a large contributor to the economy there. Having said all this is it worth it?? Absolutely yes on so many levels. It is quite a large town with a great history. The people are welcoming and the food is amazing. The scenery is excellent.. many beautiful beaches (Middleton Beach has so much to offer), great landscapes and an easy drive to The Gap and Natural Bridge.
We continued down to Esperance after 3 nights in the Albany area but, that's another story and must do for so many reasons.
South west Western Australia has so much to offer beyond the Margaret River region. Australia is so vast and remote areas may not be as appealing for very young families due to the tyranny of distance but for those of you that are willing, it's worth it and airlines are starting to pick up on this.















right at the top. The skywalk is amazing and well worth the effort to make it up the hill.
Lunch at the winery afterwards was a nice touch and Tim took the time over lunch to show me other worthwhile walks in the area.
Thank you Tim and thank you Busy Blue Bus.


It was a memorable day, but also long and tiring so we were grateful that we could sit back and relax.
Susan was punctual and professional and drove in a safe manner. She is also very well organised, and displays a caring nature.
Susan took care of our booking for this and two other trips and the process was hassle free. We can’t thank Susan enough for helping us enjoy a day that we will long remember and
we have no hesitation in recommending The Busy Blue Bus to other visitors to Albany.


half day trip that saw us visit a number of sights with the highlight being The Gap. Ducked into some little beaches, squeezed in a few leisurely little walks, took in some amazing views, even had time for morning tea. Packed in a whole lot in a short time but never felt rushed. Phillip was a wonderful guide too , friendly, caring and very knowledgeable.
That’s three great trips with The Busy Blue Bus.
Thank you to Susan and her team.










Big Blue was fantastic to deal with through out the whole thing and refunded our funds. We plan to get back to Albany and we will definitely use their services.










Unfortunately, the wind was too strong for us to dock in Albany and our cruise ship captain had to cancel our visit.
Unlike the policy of the vast majority of tour operators Busy Blue Bus have refused to refund the AU$215 we had paid for the tour as we did not give 48 hours notice of cancellation. 48 hours before the weather changed and 48 hours before the captain had to make his decision.
Buyer beware!















So much Knowledge of the area and history, i wish there was a busybluebus everywhere we visited.



Highly Recommend a tour with this company and visiting all these wonderful places in Denmark from Albany


Thank you, Susan!


After the visit to the Skywalk, we were taken to the local Ironwood Winery for wine tasting and a great lunch, sitting out in the sun and enjoying the great views over their vineyard. In all, a great day’s outing.
Yes, you can do this trip yourself, but then you will miss out on Susan’s wonderful information and her fantastic assistance, plus the fun of sharing a great day out with others. Definitely recommended.





I should have read more reviews before booking. Others hired a car and got a free tourist map and had a much better day than the few hours I paid for in Albany.
10 years open it says on Facebook with only 8 reviews on Google?
I'm embarrassed I fell for a street sale on the main road to save some money. :-(